If you are adding an SQL data source by entering information directly into OPTIONS.ini (see Entering database information directory into OPTIONS.ini), and you specify a username and password, use the dashboard_management utility in order to generate an encrypted version of the password. Use the encrypted version in the sqldb line of OPTIONS.ini.

Commands of the following form yield the encrypted string as output:

Following is an example:

This yields the following output:

Following is a sample sqldb line that includes the encrypted password shown above: